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A young minor league pitcher, who had the opportunity to be teammates with Marlins rookie Mike Stanton for a few days earlier this season, had this to say about the 20-year-old baseball prodigy.
"The ball makes a different kind of sound when it comes off his bat."
Wednesday night, that sound was thump, thump, thump, as Stanton had one of those days that is basically unprecedented for someone as young as he is.
With his 5-for-5 day, he became the first player to go 5-for-5 while under the age of 21 since Claudell Washington for the 1974 Athletics. Hank Aaron once had five hits as a 20-year old, but his game wasn't as good as Stanton -- It included an out. But a few Hall of Famers do make a Baseball-Reerence.com list of players to do it: Fred Lindstom, Arky Vaughan, and the baseball legend Roberto Clemente.
"The ball makes a different kind of sound when it comes off his bat."
Wednesday night, that sound was thump, thump, thump, as Stanton had one of those days that is basically unprecedented for someone as young as he is.
With his 5-for-5 day, he became the first player to go 5-for-5 while under the age of 21 since Claudell Washington for the 1974 Athletics. Hank Aaron once had five hits as a 20-year old, but his game wasn't as good as Stanton -- It included an out. But a few Hall of Famers do make a Baseball-Reerence.com list of players to do it: Fred Lindstom, Arky Vaughan, and the baseball legend Roberto Clemente.
5-5 Under the Age of 21
Since 1920
8/11/2010 Mike Stanton
8/30/1974 Claudell Washington
6/28/1970 Jack Heidemann
5/20/1962 Ken Hubbs
4/17/1962 Ken Hubbs
5/29/1955 Roberto Clemente
6/7/1932 Arky Vaughn
5/15/1926 Freddie Lindstrom
Since 1920
8/11/2010 Mike Stanton
8/30/1974 Claudell Washington
6/28/1970 Jack Heidemann
5/20/1962 Ken Hubbs
4/17/1962 Ken Hubbs
5/29/1955 Roberto Clemente
6/7/1932 Arky Vaughn
5/15/1926 Freddie Lindstrom
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